Canadian Aphrodite Deng leads the individual rankings with a round of 67, five shots under par
Mississauga, Ontario, The Republic of Korea leads the standings by one stroke over Team Canada 1 after the first round of the 2024 Women’s World Junior Golf Championship at Credit Valley Golf & Country Club in Mississauga, Ontario.
Sumin Hong and Soomin Oh both shot three-under par rounds to help Korea Republic take the lead. Hong recorded four birdies before making a bogey on the 18th hole. Oh started his round with two consecutive bogeys, but then recorded five birdies to finish strong. Her teammate Seojin Park shot a one-under-par score of 71. The two best individual scores are retained for the total training score.
“They played well today despite a difficult start,” said the Korean coach. “I told them not to think about the team but to concentrate on their individual game and everything will go well for everyone. concluded Min at the end of the first round.
The defending champions, Team Canada 1, are one shot behind Korea. Aphrodite Deng of Calgary, Alta., shot a 5-under 67 to take the lead in the individual standings. Clairey Lin of Langley, British Columbia, shot a 72 and Shauna Liu of Maple, Ont., carded a 75.
“We’re off to a good start,” said Team Canada 1 coach Jeff MacDonald. We were very focused at the start. We made a lot of birdies and it was great because they stuck to the game plan by hitting in the right place, continued the Canada 1 team coach. It’s always nice in this kind of game. event when all three players do well, it gives you more chances, added MacDonald.
Belgium sits in third place at three under par, while a trio of teams consisting of Sweden, Colombia and Hong Kong are tied for fourth having played par. Iceland and Italy are tied for seventh at plus one and seven teams share ninth place with a score of plus two including Team Canada 2.
Team Canada 2 is made up of Nobelle Park, 14, of Oakville, Ont., who shot 72, Eileen Park, 15, of Red Deer, Alta., with a score of 74, and Lindsay McGrath 17, from Oakville, Ontario who also finished with a score of 74.
Several players who participated in the Junior Women’s World Golf Championship have gone on to great success on the LPGA Tour. Canadian Brooke Henderson, winner of 13 tournaments, is Canada’s most successful, finishing fourth in the individual competition at the inaugural championship in 2014.
Other renowned competitors have achieved success in the professional ranks. The Thai Atthaya Thitikul, who won two consecutive junior world titles in 2018 and 2019, as well as the Filipina. Yuka Saso, who won the world junior title in 2016. 2023 CPKC Women’s Open winner Megan Khang of the United States competed in the inaugural tournament in 2014
Other ex-participants also stood out. Hannah Green from Australia, Maja Stark and Linn Grant from Sweden have triumphed at LPGA tournaments. For her part, Hye-Jin Choi, of the Republic of Korea, won the 2015 individual and team championship in addition to finishing among the top five on the LPGA Tour several times.
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